financial inclusion

Mastercard Taps APIs With An Eye Beyond Plastic
Mastercard Taps APIs With An Eye Beyond Plastic
July 14, 2017  |  API

After decades of focus on plastic cards, Mastercard has turned its attention to the potential of APIs to expand its services and reach. For the July B2B API...

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NEW REPORT: For Mastercard, Are APIs More Priceless Than Plastic?
NEW REPORT: For Mastercard, Are APIs More Priceless Than Plastic?
July 13, 2017  |  API

Could APIs be the great payment equalizers? One major payment company is ready to take that chance in an effort to expand the reach of...

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India’s Grand (De) Monetization Experiment
India’s Grand (De) Monetization Experiment
July 04, 2017  |  International

Eight months in, assessing the impact of what happens when you remove 86 percent of a country’s notes in circulation. India’s push toward digital payments...

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A Local Approach To The Universal Challenge Of SME Finance
A Local Approach To The Universal Challenge Of SME Finance
May 25, 2017  |  B2B Payments

From the U.S. to Mexico to India to sub-Saharan Africa, SMEs’ need for access to capital is universal. What differs across geographic markets, however, is...

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MoneyGram, Ant And Making The “Unbanked’s Bank”
MoneyGram, Ant And Making The “Unbanked’s Bank”
May 18, 2017  |  Financial Inclusion

On Tuesday, MoneyGram’s shareholders gave an unequivocal thumbs up to the buyout by Ant Financial. With one more hurdle yet to clear, CFIUS approval, MoneyGram CEO Alex Holmes tells Karen...

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Fresh EBT’s Social Safety Net Tech Upgrade
Fresh EBT’s Social Safety Net Tech Upgrade
May 12, 2017  |  Financial Inclusion

It’s a set of statistics that all of us have heard many times before: In the U.S., nearly half of the population doesn’t have $400...

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Using The Blockchain To Bring Banking To Everyone
Using The Blockchain To Bring Banking To Everyone
May 10, 2017  |  Ecosystems

Refugees are among the most unique groups of people for whom to enable mobile payments and other financial services. Clearly an acute need is there,...

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Analysts Pinpoint Payroll Cards’ Weaknesses (And Surprising Strengths)
Analysts Pinpoint Payroll Cards’ Weaknesses (And Surprising Strengths)
May 04, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The payroll card industry is far from immune to controversy. Especially in recent years, regulators have eyed the space amid waves of criticism over high...

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Mastercard’s New President Of Operations And Technology On Payment’s ‘Third Wave’
Mastercard’s New President Of Operations And Technology On Payment’s ‘Third Wave’
May 02, 2017  |  Mastercard

Mastercard today announced the appointment of CIO Ed McLaughlin to president, Operations and Technology. In an interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, McLaughlin spoke to the...

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